SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ralph Abernathy

1926 - 1990

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Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (; March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. Being a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Abernathy is the 592nd most popular social activist (down from 564th in 2019), the 10,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,776th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ralph Abernathy ranks 592 out of 840. Before him are Grey Owl, Lucy Salani, Asma Jahangir, Albert Parsons, Madan Lal Dhingra, and Felix Nartey. After him are Veerappan, Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, Berta Cáceres, Denis Goldberg, Akira Amano, and Mamie Till.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ralph Abernathy ranks 455. Before him are Audrey Williamson, Zygmunt Chychła, Richard DeVos, Manorama, Katie Boyle, and Zena Marshall. After him are Shohachi Ishii, Maria Janion, John Gardner, Anthony Shaffer, Jimmy Heath, and Rashidi Kawawa. Among people deceased in 1990, Ralph Abernathy ranks 274. Before him are Boris Piotrovsky, Harry Klinefelter, Mohamed Latif, Pierre Musy, Georges Lacombe, and Malcolm Muggeridge. After him are Clara González, Alice Marble, Adam Papée, Walker Percy, Leongino Unzaim, and Madge Bellamy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Abernathy ranks 10,040 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeanne Shaheen (1947), Chris Finch (1969), Ray Mercer (1961), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Chris Connor (1927), and Tyson Gay (1982). After him are Garry Winogrand (1928), Barbara Askins (1939), Sharon Stouder (1948), James MacArthur (1937), Bill Bright (1921), and Lisa Blount (1957).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Ralph Abernathy ranks 87. Before him are Bayard Rustin (1912), Walter Reuther (1907), Lizzie Velásquez (1989), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), Ella Baker (1903), and Albert Parsons (1848). After him are Mamie Till (1921), Sylvia Rivera (1951), Martin Luther King III (1957), Dolores Huerta (1930), Barbara Bush (1981), and Yolanda King (1955).

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